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| Issuer | Gouvernement van Nederlands Nieuw-Guinea (Government of Dutch New Guinea) |
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| Year | 1950 |
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| Size | 120 x 63 mm |
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| Obverse description | At left, an oval vignette contains a portrait of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands in three-quarter view, framed by intricate guilloche lacework. The central field bears the denomination numeral '2½' within overlapping guilloche rosettes, flanked by the territorial inscription 'NIEUW-GUINEA' and the value in full 'TWEE EN EEN HALVE GULDEN' in letterpress. The serial number appears twice in the upper centre and lower right, with 'WETTIG BETAALMIDDEL' and the date '2 JANUARI 1950' at the lower border. |
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| Obverse lettering | 2 1/2 Nieuw-Guinea Twee en een halve Gulden De minister zonder portfeuille Wettig betaalmiddel 2 januari 1950 Joh enschede en zonen Haarlem (Translation: 2 1/2 New-Guinea Two and a half Gulden Minister without a portfolio Legal tender 2 January 1950 Joh. Enschedé and sons printer Haarlem) |
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| Reverse lettering | 2 1/2 UITGEGEVEN KRACHTENS HET BESLUIT GELDREGELING NIEUW-GUINEA HET NAMAKEN OF VERVALSEN VAN BANKBILJETTEN HET OPZETTELIJK UITGEVEN OF IN VOORNAAD HEBBEN VAN VALSE OF VERVALSTE BANKBILJETTEN IS STRAFBAAR (Translation: 2 1/2 Issued under the New Guinea Money Scheme Decree Counterfeiting or falsifying banknotes intentionally is punishable) |
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